Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research

The Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc, MRes course is a multi- disciplinary programme that will provide you with superior practical skills and a firm theoretical grounding in a range of scientific fields.

Key benefits

Lectures delivered by experienced specialist researchers covering contemporary issues in Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neuro Biology and Cardiovascular Sciences.

Interactive tutorials including, for example, a session on biosciences statistics and bioinformatics.

Each student will attend expert-led workshops focused on specialised technical skills and scientific approaches and methodologies relevant to Biomedical Sciences.

The course offers advanced practical experience and supervised training together with an in-depth research project within an active research group; projects are either six months (MSc) or nine months (MRes) in length.

Many students publish their results in top tier journals.

This course offers a lead into a research career; in the past, approximately 40 per cent of graduates from this course have entered a PhD programme.

Our external examiner noted that 'This course provides an ideal training for biomedical students hoping to pursue a career in research and sets a gold standard nationally in this area.'